PedsRN2016

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1. Any other places doing "Hospital Employees' Week" instead of Nurses' Week?

   PedsRN2016 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, they do all have their own weeks and at my work we celebrate all of them! It's just the nurses that have lost our week to Hospital Week.

2. Oxygen order changes

   PedsRN2016 replied to Danztam's topic in General Nursing

   I work in peds, as well, and truly cannot imagine having to call at night for every half liter adjustment! We usually have ranges and possible equipment...you do need a different order for a high flow nasal cannula instead of a regular low-flow. Ot...

3. Language barrier dilemna

   PedsRN2016 replied to TexasLVN91's topic in General Students

   I guess my first question is why you need English speaking patients? Does your school require a thorough interview of the patient? I also live in an area where at least half of my patients' parents are Spanish only. I also can get by a little bit, bu...

4. Teenager with seizures kept from school?

   PedsRN2016 replied to Emergent's topic in School

   I may be overly cynical and jaded, but the only way I see this happening is if the school determined that an empty or partially empty container of unprescribed drugs was found next to him during the "seizure."

5. Crisis Pay

   PedsRN2016 replied to gemmi999's topic in COVID

   At my hospital, crisis pay is rare and has to be implemented from the top management. Normally, any extra shift for a full time RN gets time and a half, but when the hospital finds themselves very short for several days/weeks, they offer double time ...

6. New york work schedule

   PedsRN2016 replied to kellyann_05's topic in General Nursing

   I do not think that schedule is necessarily unique to New York! If I worked that schedule I would want it the way you have it currently to maximize weekend off time. If you were to work Friday night, you would work until 7 on Saturday morning. I may ...

7. Do differentials make up for working 36 hrs vs 40 hrs per week?

   PedsRN2016 replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

   Nope, not a union hospital! I do agree that I am rather lucky to work at my hospital!

8. Do differentials make up for working 36 hrs vs 40 hrs per week?

   PedsRN2016 replied to Philly85's topic in General Nursing

   Let me preface this by saying that I am no longer a "soontobern", but I don't think I can change my username on the app...and I can't pull myself out of bed just yet. At the hospital I current work at as a nurse, we DO get time-and-a-half after 8 hou...

9. Seeing available NCLEX test dates without ATT?

   PedsRN2016 replied to BDub1334's topic in NCLEX

   In my area, if your schedule is flexible and you feel ready, there are almost always day before cancellations that you can snatch up if you want to test quickly!

10. Answer on what is your weakness is my answer ok?

    PedsRN2016 replied to jamesethan's topic in Job Hunt

    I recently interviewed and confronted this question, but my interviewers were also aware enough of this trick to narrow down the question to something like "what is your greatest personality weakness?" I have also been told in the past that you have ...

11. Dr. On Demand????!!!!!

    PedsRN2016 replied to Lulu Belle's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds similar to Stat Doctors that some employers are including with medical insurance now! Some of my coworkers swear by it.

12. Is med. surg the hardest class in nursing school?

    PedsRN2016 replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York

    It may end up having been the hardest for you. Medsurg was not the hardest for me, I am pretty sure it varies by person and school. For me, OB was my most difficult class, but that was the area that I had the least experience and I had a somewhat stu...

13. Clinicals and stethoscope?

    PedsRN2016 replied to GodIs082010's topic in General Students

    I have used the Littman Classic SE II throughout nursing school and it has worked well for me. In the beginning, I hoped to just use the cheap one the school handed out and buy a nice one for graduation. As I was getting ready for my first skills che...

14. RN school and working ...?s

    PedsRN2016 replied to nasr69's topic in General Students

    If I were you I would talk to your schools of interest to see what their class schedules are like (make sure to ask about nursing class schedules specifically, as they are usually less flexible.) Working 5am-5pm mon, tues, fri, sat, and sun would not...

15. RN school and working ...?s

    PedsRN2016 replied to nasr69's topic in General Students

    I can't comment on those specific schools, but I can talk a bit about the working stuff. If the days and hours for those 15 days a month are flexible, it could be doable to work and do school. If the days and times are not flexible, it may be nearly ...